| bateleur |
| 1. n-m. tumbler, juggler; acrobat | |
| 2. n-m. buffoon | |
| 3. n-m. (ornithology) bateleur eagle | |
| qui |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom | |
| Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? | |
| Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are. | |
| 2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that | |
| La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. | |
| Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot. | |
| J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet. | |
| Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken. | |
| Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school. | |
| Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well. | |
| 3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if | |
| Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do. | |
| débite |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of débiter | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of débiter | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of débiter | |
| débiter |
| 1. v. to sell continuously | |
| 2. v. to turn out, produce (continuously) | |
| 3. v. to recite, deliver | |
| 4. v. to reel off, rattle off | |
| 5. v. (singing) to sing quickly and in a lively manner | |
| 6. v. to spread | |
| 7. v. to cut, cut out (into a desired shape) | |
| 8. v. to chop (up), cut up (especially for firewood) | |
| 9. v. to debit | |
| ses |
| 1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun) | |
| Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house. | |
| Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys. | |
| Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents. | |
| boniments |
| 1. n. plural of boniment | |
| boniment |
| 1. n-m. patter, pitch, spiel, sales talk | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| fait |
| 1. n-m. fact | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of faire | |
| 3. Participle. past participle of faire | |
| 4. adj. done | |
| 5. adj. cut out | |
| Je ne suis vraiment pas fait pour l'escalade. | |
| faire |
| 1. v. to do | |
| faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up. | |
| Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing? | |
| Fais pas ça. - Don't do that. | |
| 2. v. to make | |
| faire une erreur - to make a mistake. | |
| faire un voyage - to take a trip | |
| 3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal) | |
| "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said. | |
| Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow". | |
| 4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something) | |
| Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh. | |
| La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry. | |
| 5. v. to act like (something) | |
| Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act. | |
| 6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations) | |
| Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside. | |
| Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years. | |
| Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result. | |
| Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman. | |
| 7. v. to do, to make (oneself) | |
| Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails. | |
| 8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action) | |
| se faire piquer - to be stung | |
| Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed. | |
| Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut? | |
| 9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature | |
| 10. v. to become used to, to get used to | |
| Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it. | |
| 11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with) | |
| 12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified) | |
| L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers. | |
| Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves. | |
| 13. v. to become, to get | |
| ses |
| 1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun) | |
| Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house. | |
| Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys. | |
| Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents. | |
| exercices |
| 1. n. plural of exercice | |
| exercice |
| 1. n-m. exercise (various meanings) | |
| 2. n-m. exercise, performance | |
| l'exercice de son autorité - the exercise of his authority | |
| dans l'exercice de ses fonctions - in the line of duty | |
| 3. n-m. exercise, practice | |
| 4. n-m. (military) exercise | |
| un exercice d'entraînement sur le terrain - a field training exercise | |
| exercices conjoints des armées de l'air française et allemande - joint exercises between the French and German air forces | |
| 5. n-m. physical exercise | |
| L'exercice est bon pour la santé. - Exercise is good for your health. | |
| 6. n-m. (finance) fiscal year, financial year | |
| sur |
| 1. prep. on, upon | |
| 2. prep. on top of | |
| 3. prep. from on top of | |
| 4. prep. above | |
| 5. prep. out of | |
| sept sur dix - seven out of ten | |
| 6. prep. in the case of | |
| 7. prep. about, concerning | |
| 8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place) | |
| sur Paris - in Paris | |
| 9. adj. sour | |
| les |
| 1. art. plural of le: the | |
| 2. art. plural of la: the | |
| 3. pron. plural of le: them | |
| 4. pron. plural of la: them | |
| places |
| 1. n. plural of place | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present of placer | |
| placer |
| 1. v. to place (to put in a specific location) | |
| 2. v. to seat (to put an object into a place where it will rest) | |
| 3. v. to place (to earn a given spot in a competition) | |
| place |
| 1. n-f. place, square, plaza, piazza | |
| 2. n-f. place, space, room | |
| 3. n-f. place, seat | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of placer | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of placer | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of placer | |
| publiques |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of public | |
| public |
| 1. adj. public (various meanings) | |
| 2. adj. (relational) of the people as a whole; public datedef, from 1238 | |
| l'intérêt public - the public interest | |
| le bien public - the public good | |
| La voix publique est pour lui. - The public voice is for him. | |
| 3. adj. public; seen or known by everyone (datedef, from 1330) | |
| C'est une nouvelle qui est déjà publique. - It's already public news. | |
| 4. adj. public; representing the state on behalf of the community (datedef, from 1390) | |
| pouvoirs publics - public powers | |
| notaire public - public notary | |
| 5. adj. public; open to all (datedef, from 1538) | |
| lieu public - public place | |
| fille publique - public girl | |
| 6. n-m. public (people in general) (datedef, from 1320) | |
| 7. n-m. audience (datedef, from 1671) | |
| Il devait plaire à son public. - He had to please his audience. | |
| dans |
| 1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) | |
| vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty | |
| être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry | |
| avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth | |
| dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic | |
| Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris. | |
| Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water. | |
| mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket | |
| Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes) | |
| Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York. | |
| 3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time) | |
| Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour. | |
| Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days. | |
| 4. prep. (with respect to time) during | |
| dans un temps donné - during a given time | |
| dans ma jeunesse - in my youth | |
| 5. prep. out of, from | |
| boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup | |
| Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge. | |
| 6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of | |
| le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre | |
| 7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les) | |
| dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos | |
| dans les dix euros - about ten euros | |
| 8. n. plural of dan | |
| les |
| 1. art. plural of le: the | |
| 2. art. plural of la: the | |
| 3. pron. plural of le: them | |
| 4. pron. plural of la: them | |
| foires |
| 1. n. plural of foire | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present of foirer | |
| foirer |
| 1. v. (ambitransitive, informal) to screw up, mess up | |
| foire |
| 1. n-f. a fair, an exposition | |
| 2. n-f. artisans' market | |
| 3. n-f. (vulgar) diarrhoea | |
| 4. n-f. (figuratively, slang) fuckup, mess | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of foirer | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present of foirer | |
| 7. v. second-person singular imperative of foirer | |
